These observations reveal that icy bodies in the outer solar system are scarcer than some planet formation models predicted, while their surface colors indicate they may preserve traces of their origins despite billions of years of potential collisions. Detecting Faint TNOs With Hubble and Webb Spotting objects in the outermost reaches of the solar system … Read more
According to NASA, the James Webb Space Telescope has captured new images of the Lion Nebula, cataloged as NGC 2392, revealing structural details of the dying star at its centre. The planetary nebula, previously observed by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in 2000, exhibits a distinct lion face-like shape complete with a hazy “mane” formed by … Read more
According to research published in the Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified four candidate pairs of “little red dots” in the early universe, providing new clues about how supermassive black holes grew rapidly just a billion years after the Big Bang. JWST Pixel-by-Pixel Analysis Reveals … Read more
Astronomers have discovered that star clusters do not always form with the same balance of small and large stars, challenging a foundational assumption used for more than half a century to measure galaxies, according to University of Missouri researchers who analyzed data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission. The finding shows that a key … Read more
Astronomical discoveries over the past three decades have pushed the total number of confirmed planets beyond our solar system past 6,000, according to Spacedaily. Thirty years ago, not a single planet outside our solar system had been confirmed. Today, the tally continues to climb on a weekly basis, fundamentally changing how full the universe appears. … Read more
The high-speed astronomical camera project HiPERCAM has lost its operations grant, forcing a UK-led team to halt routine usage of the instrument, according to University of Sheffield Professor of Astrophysics Vikram Dhillon. Dhillon announced the funding cut on July 21 at the UK’s National Astronomy Meeting (NAM2026), stating that the annual shortfall of roughly £50,000 … Read more
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a high-resolution image of Centaurus A, a galaxy located 11 million light-years from Earth. The observation, marking the fourth anniversary of the telescope’s mission, reveals new details of a galactic merger that occurred 2 billion years ago, including the mechanics of its supermassive black hole and ongoing … Read more
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have identified potential biosignatures on K2-18b, a sub-Neptune exoplanet located 124 light-years away in the constellation Leo. According to findings reported in 2025, the detection of gases including dimethyl sulfide (DMS) suggests the possibility of biological activity, though researchers emphasize that these results remain tentative and require … Read more
Data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) indicates that 55 Cancri e, a super-Earth located 41 light-years away, is likely a hydrogen-rich lava world. According to a study published in Nature Astronomy, the planet’s atmosphere is linked to its molten interior, suggesting that volcanic outgassing plays a primary role in shaping its chemical composition. … Read more
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS formed in a primitive, metal-poor environment approximately 10 to 12 billion years ago, according to research led by Martin Cordiner of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and the Catholic University of America. Data from the James Webb Space Telescope indicates the object contains a deuterium-to-hydrogen ratio 30 times higher than values measured … Read more